NY Woman Minhee Cho outraged after Papa John's write racist name on her receipt

Papa Johns pizza has issued an apology to a customer after an employee identified her as 'lady chinky eyes' in her order.

The racial identification was caught by New York City customer Minhee Cho Friday night after the store printed her receipt.

Taking to Twitter on Saturday, she uploaded a picture of the paper with the caption: 'Hey @PapaJohns just FYI my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes''

But by Saturday evening, the company had reached out to Ms Cho with an apology.

'We are very sorry for this incident & would like to contact you to apologize,' the company Tweeted to her.

Taking to their Facebook page, they also issued a public apology and explanation.

Offended: Minhee Cho, 24, got a formal apology from Papa John's

'We were extremely conceed to lea of the receipt issue in New York. This act goes against our company values, and we've confirmed with the franchisee that this matter was addressed immediately and that the employee is being terminated,' they write.

'We are truly sorry for this customer's experience.'

The photo of the receipt Tweeted by Ms Cho has since its posting been shared 14,723 times on Twitter.

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